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David Lynch

Liverpool vs Sporting Lisbon lineups: Confirmed team news and XIs - Sepp van den Berg set for debut

Sepp van den Berg has been granted clearance by Fifa to finally make his Liverpool debut.

Van den Berg, 17, has been forced to wait to make his first appearance for Liverpool since arriving from PEC Zwolle, but could make his debut off the bench against Sporting Lisbon.

Yasser Larouci misses the final friendly of Liverpool’s tour of the United States as a result of the leg injury he sustained against Sevilla, with Joris Gnagnon's horror challenge causeing heavy bruising to his femur that could take weeks to subside.

Harry Wilson has recovered from the eye injury he picked up during a feisty clash with Sevilla at Fenway Park, but Nathaniel Clyne is out for the forseeable future with a serious knee injury sustained against Borussia Dortmund.

Jurgen Klopp’s attacking options continued to be limited by the absence of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino due to the trio’s involvement in summer tournaments.

But the German is spoilt for choice elsewhere, as reflected by his tendency to use two different XIs in each half during previous friendlies.

Starting lineups

Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Origi

Subs: Lonergan, Atherton, Lovren, Gomez, Lallana, Brewster, Kent, Lewis, Phillips, Jones, Hoever, Duncan, Woodburn, Wilson, Van den Berg

Sporting Lisbon XI: Renan, Ilori, Luis Neto, Mathieu, Borja, Doumbia, Wendel, Raphinha, Bruno Fernandes, Vietto, Luiz Phellype

Jurgen Klopp said he was 'not over the moon' after Liverpool lost 3-2 to Borussia Dortmund

Liverpool tour squad

Nathaniel Clyne, Fabinho, Virgil van Dijk, Gini Wijnaldum, Dejan Lovren, James Milner, Joe Gomez, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana, Simon Mignolet, Rhian Brewster, Andy Robertson, Divock Origi, Joel Matip, Ryan Kent, Adam Lewis, Nat Phillips, Curtis Jones, Ki-Jana Hoever, Jakub Ojrzynski, Bobby Duncan, Ben Woodburn, Harry Wilson, Yasser Larouci, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sepp van den Berg, Dan Atherton

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